The Real Parliamentary Candidate Interview…
Below follows a fictitious conversation between a reporter, Geoff, and a parliamentary candidate. It is based on true events. Q: How are you? A: Well, I think the question here…
Joel Swift
The Six Word Challenge
After Ernest Hemingway was allegedly challenged to write a story in six words, he eventually arrived at ‘for sale: baby shoes, never worn’. Of course, this is profound, deep and…
Oh, The Fear…
Oh, woe betide thee, thou art the General Election Debate, Or rather, as per His Holy Duke of Edinburgh, one grotesque cock fest, Some might suggest, a General Erection Debate……
Final Week Farewell from Flipside and Malbec!
So, we come to the last week of term. The library is saturated and the mood is bleak, similar to how I imagine Macbeth would feel if he knew the…
Receipts… Really? AND the Penultimate Malbecs Instalment!
RECEIPTS… Little scraps of low density paper in my wallet which could house a family of gerbils. Where black and white printed irrelevancies surround the price. Whatever we are buying…
INTERVIEW ROOM ANTICS – Plus More Malbec!
I had the joy of an interview the other day. A proper one, not an informal ‘chat’ with coffee-stained ties and forced small talk; this was the Big Mac of…
The Lighter Things to Consider during Sensational Summative Season (Plus the next Malbecs instalment!)
Alas, here we venture again – or for some among us, who enter as Bill Bryson’s new crop of 24/7 virgins – into the wilderness of Summative Season. It’s easy…
I Cheated on BBC Radio 5Live & Malbec, Part 3!
Welcome. Recently some friends have been misbehaving and philandering with other rambunctious students. It made me curious as to whether I could betray something I loved. The closest example I…
The Malbecs’ Return!
Student politics makes me laugh. Obviously all politics does, but for different reasons; they’re fracking entertaining. What strikes me about being an enthusiastic, albeit slightly too eager member of the…
‘So…’ – Blogging Beginnings
SO… A lot of comedic writing starts with ‘so’. As if to say, ‘so’. I told you so. Perhaps even, ‘so, how’s it going, fancy some laughs, a chuckle or…